ΕΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗΣΑΝ, εσμικρυνθησαν
ESMIKRYNTHĒSAN, esmikrynthēsan
Sounds Like: es-mik-ROON-thay-san
Translations: they were made small, they were diminished, they were lessened, they became small, they shrank
From the root: ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to make small', 'to diminish', or 'to lessen'. It is used to describe something or someone becoming smaller in size, quantity, or importance. In this form, it indicates that a group of subjects underwent this action, meaning they were made small or became small by an external or internal process.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Passive, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G4742 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Chronicles — 16:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΑΣ — you made small, you diminished, you lessened, you humbled
- ἘΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΕΝ — made small, diminished, lessened
- ἘΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗ — was made small, was diminished, was humbled, was brought low
- ἘΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗΜΕΝ — we were made small, we were diminished, we were humbled, we were brought low
- ἘΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗΣΑΝ — they were made small, they were diminished, they became few, they were reduced
- ΕΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΑΣ — you made small, you diminished, you humbled, you made insignificant, you lessened
- ΕΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΕΝ — he made small, he diminished, he lessened, he humbled
- ΕΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗ — was made small, was diminished, was humbled, became small, became diminished, became humbled
- ΚΑΤΕΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗΝ — I was made small, I was diminished, I was humbled, I was brought low
- ΜΙΚΡΥΝΕΝ — he diminished, it diminished, he made small, it made small, he lessened, it lessened
- ΣΜΙΚΡΙΝΘΗΤΕ — be made small, become small, be humbled, be made little, become little
- ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΗΣ — you may make small, you may diminish, you may humble
- ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΗΤΕ — be made small, be made few, be diminished, be lessened
- ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΘΩΣΙΝ — they may be made small, they may be diminished, they may be lessened, they may be humbled
- ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΟΝ — make small, diminish, lessen, reduce
- ΣΜΙΚΡΥΝΩ — to make small, to diminish, to lessen, to humble, to abase
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